Alphabet Soup
Alphabet Soup
A/N: I have no rights or affiliation with the characters presented within this piece
This technique involves taking a prompt and riffing off it in a minimalist style that still evokes something about the characters-in this case Spinelli, Jason, and Maxie.
Puppy:
"Can I keep him, Stone Cold? Huh, can I?"
Travel:
"Someday we'll go to the Taj Mahal; it's a monument to the only love more epic than ours."
Leverage:
"Missing something, Morgan?" the voice growled; as Jason dropped the phone and frenetically called out for Spinelli.
Depression:
Cajoling, Maxie held out the bottle of orange soda but he wasn't interested.
Crows:
He hated crows, they always took him back to that day……..
Plaid:
"Hey," he said, in response to Maxie's disgusted expression, "it's an underrated fabric!"
Felt:
"Spinelli! What the hell happened to my pool table?!"
CERN:
"So, when they get it back up and running, I think we'll learn some awesome stuff." He looked around the empty living room, where had everyone gone?
Taxes:
He preferred them to the other sure thing
Daisies:
"Aren't daisies just the friendliest flowers?" he said with a giggle.
Jean Harlow:
Jean Harlow had nothing on Maxie.
Oenophile:
Someday he would trade in the nectar of the gods for a fine pinot griego.
Murky:
He couldn't breathe and the water was so cold and murky, suddenly a hand reached down and pulled him up sputtering and gagging.
Blood:
As the ground raced up to meet him, he remembered why he never donated.
Lipstick:
Last night's napkin was going into the collection, along with the barrette and the button from her cardigan.
Books:
They were one thing his beloved cyber companion could never replace.
News:
Every time he watched, he ended up calling some aid organization and pledging more than he could afford.
Cheese:
There were so many different kinds-gruyere, Jarlsberg, string, goat, stilton, canned-and all were equally fine.
M:
The best letter in the alphabet, second was J.
Pickle:
As in one.
Blue Moon:
He couldn't believe it; Stone Cold had smiled twice this month!
Hair cut:
Maybe the buzz cut hadn't been the best idea, he never knew his ears stuck out like that and Maxie hadn't stopped laughing.
Bollywood:
He could only watch it when Maxie was busy and he knew Jason was gone for the night.
DVDs:
He thought he preferred the minuses to the pluses, even though it went against conventional wisdom.
Weddings:
Maxie, Maxie, Maxie……………
Tequila:
Where was the worm, where was the worm? Oh, God, he couldn't have, could he…………..?
Songs:
Every time he sang "My Old Kentucky home," he slyly substituted in Tennessee.
Fighting:
He wished they would get along better and stop tugging him in opposite directions.
Clog dancing class:
Everyone should do it; and those little girls in their shamrock green dresses-someday, he'd have one.
The Blues:
Even the Jackal got them and when he did only Nina Simone helped.
Goddess:
Maxie was Aphrodite personified.
Earth Day:
He had composed an ode to blessed Gaia.
Snow day:
He and Maxie and a snowball fight in the park.
Balcony:
The water balloon hit Stone Cold smack on his head and Spinelli knew he was dead meat.
New York Times crossword:
"And in ink too," he smirked.
Bickering:
"S'mores!" shouted Maxie
"Popcorn!" insisted Spinelli
"Why not make both," Jason suggested.
Mortality:
Even as a little kid, he knew the meaning of death.
Red:
Balloons, shoes, eyes and oh, yes, Maxie's dress!
Big Apple:
"I mean REALLY huge and there was this worm coming out that looked like something from "Alien". "Ew!" said Maxie, "No more anchovy pizza before bed for you!"
Steamer Trunks:
The only way to travel, with lots of stickers pasted on.
Crocodile Tears:
Maxie crying when she told him she wasn't going to be able to go to the tech convention with him after all.
Sarah or Ella?
Well, he didn't have to decide tonight.
The Terminator:
"If they ever did a remake or another sequel," he thought, "Stone Cold would be perfect for the role!"
Rainy day:
He pulled the blanket up over his head and pretended to not hear Stone Cold yelling for him to get up
Ivy:
Why were college campuses so seductive?
Azure:
The water of the Caribbean was almost as beautiful as the blue of Maxie's eyes.
Visit:
"The Tate, the Globe Theater, St. Paul's Cathedral, Stratford on Avon, Stonehenge…………the list is endless, Maximista!"
Ghosts:
They were everywhere, always trying to catch his eye.
Dinner:
The casserole looked nothing like the picture in the cookbook. Maxie got up to call for take-out.
Birthday:
No one remembered and it didn't help to remind himself they didn't know, they could have asked……
A/N Reviews and perceptions are appreciated